[ad_1] David Unwin / Things Massey University’s faculty of science will be affected by the cuts proposed in a new discussion paper released by the university. A union fears that up to 100 people on Massey University’s science faculty could lose their jobs in a planned radical restructuring at the …
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[ad_1] Maarten Holl / Things Ernest Smith was sentenced in October 2013 for the murder of Amanda Taufale in 2012. (File photo) The man who hid for hours on the roof of his ex-partner’s house, sneaking out in the middle of the night to murder her, has not been able …
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[ad_1] A campaign to lower the voting age to 16 years failed to convince a judge in a preliminary legal argument seeking to further the cause. The campaign had wanted a Superior Court judge to declare that the current minimum voting age of 18 discriminates on the basis of age. …
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[ad_1] “Shane Jones is announcing a $ 100 million spend, which will include funding for the electorate in which he is represented. While Mr. Jones might think he will buy votes from him, New Zealanders can see it.” Jones is campaigning to win Northland from Matt King, the national MP …
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[ad_1] Like winning the lottery, this is how a Lake Ōhau couple have described finding their pets alive and well days after they were separated by fire. Coco the cat and Gladys the lamb. Photo: Supplied Residents frantically tried to find and bring their pets with them as they fled …
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[ad_1] This story was originally published on RNZ.co.nz and republished with permission. The Christchurch City Council has voted to inject another $ 12 million into an already inflated repair cost for the City Council. The hall was severely damaged in the 2011 earthquakes. The original budget for the repair project …
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[ad_1] Thousands of nurses have participated in repeated strikes over demands for better pay, which attracted the attention of politicians. And with nurses also working during the COVID-19 pandemic, NZNO Kaiwhakahaere Kerri Nuku said leaders not knowing their starting salary was a “what the heck” moment. “The role of nurses …
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[ad_1] All community cases in New Zealand’s second Covid-19 outbreak have recovered, with the health minister saying the virus has been “squashed.” The news comes when the Ministry of Health announced that three new cases of the virus were detected in controlled isolation on Wednesday. The ministry said all patients …
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[ad_1] National is doing well in a Maori electorate where they don’t even run a candidate. The results of a new poll show that the Maori Party ranks third in the southern electorate of Te Tai Tonga, behind the Labor Party, and the non-incumbents in the seat. A Māori Television …
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[ad_1] By Nita Blake-Persen of RNZ The friends and whānau of a terminally ill woman who was sent between nine different motels in the last months of her life believe her case shows just how deadly the housing crisis is. Lisa Diamond died three weeks ago in Auckland Hospital after …
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